Print.IT Reseller - issue 63

01732 759725 12 BULLETIN Award win for Lexmark Lexmark has won the prestigious 2019 Printer/MFP Line of the Year award from Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab (BLI). Presented once a year, Line of the Year awards honour those manufacturers’ product lines that are determined to be the best overall based on the cumulative test results of all models tested in Buyers Lab’s rigorous two-month laboratory evaluation. According to Keypoint Intelligence, the award is based on the strength and breadth of the range of Lexmark’s printers and MFPs tested. All 13 Lexmark products tested for the Winter 2019 season earned Buyers Lab’s ‘Highly Recommended’ rating and won Pick awards. www.lexmark.co.uk CENTIEL nominated for major industry awards UPS manufacturer, CENTIEL, has been shortlisted for three major industry awards. The Electrical Review excellence awards recognise outstanding achievements within the industry over the past year and the company has been nominated in the following categories: Power Project of the Year, Power Product of the Year and Energy Saving Project of the Year. www.centiel.co.uk Brother makes the shortlist Brother UK, has secured a place on the shortlist for Technology Brand of the Year at the 2019 Which? Awards. Now in their 13th year, the Which? Awards are designed to celebrate the UK businesses that consistently deliver excellent products and services. The other technology brands on the shortlist for this category are Apple, Lenovo and Samsung. The company has been shortlisted because of the quality of its printers. In the most recent Which? Tech Reliability Report , it topped the leaderboards for most reliable printer brand and best printer brand overall. Head of Product Management Andy Johnson, said: “We’re incredibly proud to receive this recognition. We’ve worked hard to develop our range so that customers can rely on fast, high quality prints that don’t cost them a fortune.” www.brother.co.uk Konica Minolta strengthens partnership with EveryonePrint Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd is expanding its solutions portfolio with the addition of EveryonePrint’s Hybrid Cloud Platform (HCP). This innovative cloud-based all-in-one solution designed for organisations looking to reduce the IT burden and cost-effectively realise all of the benefits of a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for print infrastructure, will be available to customers and channel partners in the UK and Ireland immediately. The solution offers users a true single driver solution making it possible for everyone to print to all devices using the same generic print driver. For added convenience, a bEST certified App is available for secure release of print jobs from any Konica Minolta bizhub control panel. www.everyoneprint.com/hcp/ Xerox Iridesse scoops top prize Xerox Iridesse has won a top prize at the 2019 European Digital Press Association Awards, taking home the EDP Cut Sheet Printer Award for Innovation in Digital Production. Selected for achieving a trifecta of industry achievement, cost, efficiency and quality, EDP honoured Xerox Iridesse during Europe’s largest specialty print exhibition, FESPA Global Print Expo. The Iridesse is the only digital press that can print up to six colours in a single pass with precision and the ability to embellish with decorative metallic, clear and white inks. This provides more design opportunities for digital printers while making it easier for small-sized businesses to embrace special finishes on limited print runs. www.xerox.com IDC MarketScape names Konica Minolta a leader IDC has named Konica Minolta as a leader in its IDC MarketScape: Western Europe Smart Multifunction Peripheral 2018 Vendor Assessment. According to the report, Konica Minolta has demonstrated the strength of both its strategy and capabilities and is recognised globally as a leading smart MFP provider of note. www.konicaminolta.co.uk M-Files recognised for innovation M-Files was recognised by the European Investment Bank (EIB) as one of the most innovative tech companies in Europe. The firm received EIB’s 2019 Innovation Award during the second annual EIB Venture Summit in Luxembourg, where leaders from Europe's most cutting-edge technology companies were gathered. The company was cited for its continued focus on driving innovation in information management and recognised for revolutionising document management with its metadata-driven, repository neutral and AI-powered platform. www.m-files.com New website launch Kyocera Document Solutions Europe has launched a new website which includes a dedicated area for users to learn more about how to make their organisations more efficient in the modern business environment. The project forms the latest development in its ongoing Digital Experience Transformation Programme. The project, which first began in October 2017, reaches its first major milestone with the European-wide launch. By the end of 2019, the new platform will be rolled out across 17 different markets within the EMEA region, each adapted to the relevant language and product offering. www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.eu/